Easter basket



July 21, 1936. Y J. L. WESTFALL EASTER BASKET Filed Nov. 7, 1955Jnvenlor Jaimz, W65 zmz,

Patented July 21, 1936 mm stares earner owner:

EASTER BASKET John L. Westfall, Cleveland, Ohio Application November 7,1935, Serial No. 48,753

2 Claims.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in Easterbaskets and has for one of its important objects to provide, in a manneras hereinafter set forth, novel means for 5 strengthening or bracing thehandle of said basket.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a basket of theaforementioned character which will be comparatively simple inconstruction,

strong, durable, light in weight, attractive in appearance and which maybe manufactured at low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of theinvention will become apparent from a study of the followingspecification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing whereinlike characters of reference des ignate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of an Easter 0 basket constructedin accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a view in vertical transverse section through the invention.

\ Referring now to the drawing indetail, it will 26 en that theembodiment of the invention which illustrated comprises a substantiallyfiat bottom fion which oppositely inclined end Walls 2 are mounted. Asbest seen in Figure 2 of the drawing, the end walls 2 are substan- 30tially oval and include integral base portions 3 secured to the bottomI, as at 4. It will be observed that the bottom projects beyond the endwalls 2. 1

Mounted on the longitudinal edgespi the bottom I are side walls 5 havingthe form oroutline of oppositely arranged animals, preferably rabbits.The feet 6 of the animals 5 are secured to the longitudinal edges of thebottom I, as at I. ,The animals or figures constituting the side walls 5are also secured to the ends of the Walls 2, as at 8. It will be notedthat each of the oppositely disposed animals or figures 5 includesrearwardly projecting ears 9.

The reference numeral l0 designates a substantially U-shaped carryinghandle which is rigidly secured to the figures constituting the sidewalls 5. At its ends, the handle [0 terminates in bifurcations I i (seeFigure 2) which straddle the upper portions of the figures 5 and whichare secured thereto.

Referring now to Figure 1 of the drawing, it 5 will be seen that one ofthe ears 9 of each of the figures 5 projects beyond the other of saidears. The construction and arrangement is such that th comparativelylong ears abut opposite sides of the handle Hi adjacent the ends thereofin a manner to constitute supports or braces for said handle, thusmaterially strengthening or reinforcing the basket at what are usuallycomparatively weak points, namely, the connections of the ends of thehandle to the body of said basket. 5

It is believed that the many advantages of a basket constructed inaccordance with the present invention Will be readily understood, andalthough a preferred embodiment of the invention is as illustrated anddescribed, it is to'be under- 20 stood that changes in the details ofconstruction and in the combination and arrangement of parts I may beresorted to which will fall within the scope of the invention asclaimed.

What is claimed is:--

l. A basket comprising side walls in the form of oppositely arrangedanimal figures, and a substantially U-shaped handle secured, at itsends, to the figures, said figures comprising representations of earsengaged with opposite sides of the 30 handle and constituting bracestherefor.

2. An Easter basket comprising a substantially flat bottom, end wallssecured to the bottom in spaced relation to the ends of said bottom,said end walls including base portions and substantially oval portionsintegrafwith said base portions, side.wvallscured to the longitudinaledges of the bottom and to the ends of the end walls, said side wallsbeing in the form of oppositely disposed representations of animals, asubstantially U-shaped handgsecured to said side walls, and bracesprojecting froinsaid side walls and including free ends in abuttingehgggement with opposite sides of the handle, said brases representingears on the animals.

JOHN L. WESTFALL.

